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Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

5440 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Lady shows off dance skill, balances bottle on her head without allowing it to fall, video stirs reactions

Lady shows off dance skill, balances bottle on her head without allowing it to fall, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

I won't marry again: Reactions as mother gives bride live fowl to hold during her traditional wedding

I won't marry again: Reactions as mother gives bride live fowl to hold during her traditional wedding

Wedding

4 years ago

This is my dream: Hardworking mother shares photo of her House, many feel inspired

This is my dream: Hardworking mother shares photo of her House, many feel inspired

People

4 years ago

It will encourage thieves: Video of new BMW car that changes body colour with button press stirs reactions

It will encourage thieves: Video of new BMW car that changes body colour with button press stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Father goes out to buy chocolate milk for children, wins N413.4m when coming back home

Father goes out to buy chocolate milk for children, wins N413.4m when coming back home

People

4 years ago

Teacher gets car gift from Osun state govt, weeps for joy, photos stir massive reactions

Teacher gets car gift from Osun state govt, weeps for joy, photos stir massive reactions

People

4 years ago

Where did she learn it from? Reactions as little girl shows off hard happy feet dance to Naira Marley's song

Where did she learn it from? Reactions as little girl shows off hard happy feet dance to Naira Marley's song

People

4 years ago

The dance steps of a little girl to Naira Marley's Mafo song have got her much praise online. Many people said that she made the hard happy feet dance too easy.

Power couple: Young lady and her partner graduate school together, beautiful photos surface online

Power couple: Young lady and her partner graduate school together, beautiful photos surface online

People

4 years ago

A woman shared the good news of graduating with her partner on her Instagram. The young couple looks good together and also works hard to secure their future.

Young lady makes cool dance moves, shakes her head in creative way, video stirs reactons

Young lady makes cool dance moves, shakes her head in creative way, video stirs reactons

People

4 years ago

South African music artist and dancer, Pabi Cooper shared a dance video of herself and a friend recently. The video has gone viral and Mzansi is loving it.

4 videos that made many people very emotional, 1 clip shows prisoners praising God with sweet song

4 videos that made many people very emotional, 1 clip shows prisoners praising God with sweet song

People

4 years ago

All the acts of kindness showed humans have the a very big capacity to help each other heal. A woman who lost her house was made instant rich with donations.

Oyinbo man gives stranger N10.3m to build house & N62m for her family, she cries in viral video

Oyinbo man gives stranger N10.3m to build house & N62m for her family, she cries in viral video

People

4 years ago

A young man came to the fast rescue of a woman and husband after they had lost their home to the devastation of a tornado. They were given $25000 (N10,335,250).

Prisoners in America sing praise and worship God behind bars, their video gets many people emotional

Prisoners in America sing praise and worship God behind bars, their video gets many people emotional

People

4 years ago

Prisoners in a California prison were engrossed while worshiping God in the church. They sang His praise with a loud voice. Many people were moved by their act.

I go don slap am: Kid throws her dad's phone case inside water, man jumps into pool, thinks it's real phone

I go don slap am: Kid throws her dad's phone case inside water, man jumps into pool, thinks it's real phone

People

4 years ago

A kid stirred massive reactions online after pranking her dad into thinking that his iPhone has been thrown inside water. The father jumped inside the pool.

Man builds Marvel-like robots with waste metal, photos of his works go viral, stir reactions

Man builds Marvel-like robots with waste metal, photos of his works go viral, stir reactions

People

4 years ago

A Chicago-based scrap metal artist has blown minds all over the globe with his undeniably impressive work. Some feel Transformers should hire this man ASAP.

My girlfriend left me because of iPhone 8 - Man narrates how his relationship with lover ended

My girlfriend left me because of iPhone 8 - Man narrates how his relationship with lover ended

People

4 years ago

An emotional young man has recently opened up about losing the love of his life after she asked him to get her an iPhone 8 and he could not afford it back then.

Joseph Omotayo